by | Released August 2015 | ISBN: 9781491937211

Take the Go programming language for a test drive with this example-driven video course from software architect Mark Bates. You get a detailed introduction to several tools and techniques that lie at the core of this relatively new Google language, including concurrent programming with "go" routines. Mark also demonstrates how to build a command line application, using test-driven development.Statically typed with syntax derived from C, this easy-to-learn language includes garbage collection, type safety, and some dynamic-typing capabilities. If you're an experienced programmer, you'll have an exciting new language in your toolkit once you complete this video.Learn Go basics such as functions, variables, and loopsUse the "testing" package in the test-driven development of Go applicationsManage multiple "go" routines and coordinate the control of a concurrent Go programUnderstand how packages in Go applications are organizedBuild binaries for platforms other than the one you develop withExplore error handling, including how to gracefully recover from specific errorsUse the "expvar" package to expose metrics about Go applicationsManage dependency versions for your applications with the Godep toolMark Bates is the founder and chief architect of the Boston-based consulting company, Meta42 Labs. He's written web applications since 1996; he now spends his days focusing on new application development and consulting for his clients. Show and hide more Publisher resources View/Submit Errata

1. Intro to Go 00:18:38
2. Testing Go 00:16:24
3. Go: Wait Groups 00:07:56
4. Quartz 00:26:52
5. Struct Annotations 00:10:30
6. Packages 00:17:02
7. Building Binaries 00:06:44
8. Sending Emails 00:13:52
9. Shell Commands 00:09:46
10. Errors 00:10:03
11. Expvar 00:08:06
12. CMD App Part 1 00:16:26
13. CMD App Part 2 00:23:30
14. CMD App Part 3 00:21:28
15. Flag 00:12:44
16. Vim and Go 00:17:50
17. Blackfriday 00:18:43
18. Mutex 00:18:40
19. Godep 00:18:40
20. Ginkgo 00:21:02
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